Why are we opening restaurant dining?
All the science says: Do not do this. Consider 2 facts about COVID-19 that don't get enough attention:
1. SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted predominantly through the air.
2. SARS-CoV-2 can also enter through mouth and infect the digestive system.
All the science says: Do not do this. Consider 2 facts about COVID-19 that don't get enough attention:
1. SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted predominantly through the air.
2. SARS-CoV-2 can also enter through mouth and infect the digestive system.
"A year into the pandemic, the evidence is now clear. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted predominantly through the air — by people talking and breathing out large droplets and small particles called aerosols." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00277-8
"The biggest revelation over the year has been that the oral route is a point of entry into the body and the digestive tract is a primary organ system for the virus to multiply, replicate, and potentially spread..." https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90513
What does it mean to choose to open schools and restaurants and push people to work non-essential jobs instead of paying them to stay home, instead of waiting until it's safe?
It means deaths. https://twitter.com/OmanReagan/status/1358301127058444289
It means deaths. https://twitter.com/OmanReagan/status/1358301127058444289
When government chooses to let people die for the sake of "the economy" instead of choosing a #ZeroCovid strategy they're choosing to sacrifice high-risk people, elders, disabled and immunocompromised people, and others you might not imagine. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/4th-grade-girl-dies-in-her-sleep-3-days-after-positive-covid-19-test-family-says/ar-BB1dtGGc?ocid=msedgntp